May 10, 2017 | Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor
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One lucky resident won the chance to throw the first pitch ahead of a minor-league baseball team.
May 4, 2017 | Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor
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The annual awards recognize excellence in providing care and resident quality of life.
April 28, 2017 | NIcole Stempak
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A Nebraska retirement community is displaying works of art from budding artists: elementary students.
April 18, 2017 | Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor
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Researchers found that dancing improved white matter in the brain area associated with the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.
April 17, 2017 | Kathleen Mears
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Resident blogger Kathleen Mears shares her thoughts on sweet snacks and why nibbles between meals might not be a good idea.
April 14, 2017 | Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor
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A ballroom dance troupe visits long-term care facilities to help seniors groove to—and remember—the beat.
April 3, 2017 | Kathleen Mears
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Blogger Kathleen Mears wishes salon services could visit her nursing home to give residents a trim and boost their spirits, too.
March 30, 2017 | Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor
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A nursing home in Cleveland adopted a stray cat who serves as the resident pet.
March 27, 2017 | Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor
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An intergenerational art program designed to engage students and seniors is its own masterpiece.
March 27, 2017 | Kathleen Mears
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Resident blogger Kathleen Mears tracks one resident’s health, a process that pains her to watch.
March 22, 2017 | Nicole Stempak, Senior Editor
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Senior Editor Nicole Stempak reflects on how a cookie donation program is a sweet treat for an assisted living facility and the lucky community recipients.
March 20, 2017 | Kathleen Mears
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Resident blogger Kathleen Mears describes how she’s built her wardrobe and had to adapt living in a nursing home, from what styles and fabrics she wears to what she can fit in her 29-inch-wide closet.
